Pulmonary Hypertension in a Dog after Embolic Coil Placement for Interventional Occlusion of Patent Ductus Arteriosus

동맥관 개존증 개에서 색전 코일의 중재적 시술 후 발생한 폐성 고혈압

  • Lee, Bareun (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Jiyoun (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Hyun, Changbaig (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
  • 이바른 (강원대학교 수의과대학 소동물내과학 교실) ;
  • 김지윤 (강원대학교 수의과대학 소동물내과학 교실) ;
  • 현창백 (강원대학교 수의과대학 소동물내과학 교실)
  • Accepted : 2014.12.18
  • Published : 2014.12.31

Abstract

An 8 month-old female Pomeranian dog was presented with major complaints of heart murmur and cardiomegaly. Diagnostic study found the left-to-right patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with moderate heart failure (ISACHC II). The PDA occlusion was successfully accomplished using a $5mm{\times}3loops$ embolic coil through right femoral artery. Two months later, the dog came back to clinic with marked hypotension, severe diarrhea and pleural effusion. Diagnostic study found severe pulmonary hypertension and tricuspid regurgitation. The clinical condition was controlled by the administration of sildenafil (3 mg/kg, PO, TID). However, the dog was expired by dislodged embolic coil and inconsistent medication by the owner. Postmortem study found the pulmonary hypertension was occurred by the abnormally dislodged embolic coil. Although the embolic coil is widely used for PDA occlusion in toy dogs with PDA, the more careful evaluation for the size and shape of PDA is necessary to minimize the risk of dislodgement of pre-placed coil.

8개월령 암컷 포메라니안 개가 심잡음과 심비대를 주호소로 내원하였다. 검사결과 좌-우단락 동맥관 개존증과 중등도의 심부전 (ISACHC II) 으로 진단되었다. 잔존 동맥관은 우측 대퇴동맥을 통한 $5mm{\times}3loops$ 코일 색전술을 통해 성공적으로 치료되었다. 2개월 후 환축은 현저한 저혈압과 심한 설사, 흉수가 차는 증상으로 다시 내원하였다. 검사 결과 심각한 폐성고혈압과 삼첨판 역류가 발견되었다. Sildenafil (3 mg/kg, PO, TID) 을 투여함으로써 임상증상은 조절되었으나, 코일빠짐과 보호자의 부적절한 투약으로 인해 환축은 폐사하였다. 부검 결과 폐성고혈압의 원인은 비정상적인 위치로 빠진 색전 코일에 의한 것으로 밝혀졌다. 토이 품종에서 PDA의 치료를 위해 색전 코일이 널리 사용되고 있지만, 장착된 코일이 빠질 위험을 줄이기 위해서는 PDA의 크기와 형태에 대한 한층 더 세심한 평가가 필요하다.

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